Iron Dragon
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Iron Dragon
Cedar Point · US · Arrow Dynamics Suspended Coaster
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Fast facts
- Iron Dragon is a steel suspended coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. coasterpedia.net
- Arrow Dynamics built the ride, which opened on June 11, 1987. coasterpedia.net
- The coaster rises seventy-six feet and reaches forty miles per hour. coasterpedia.net
- Its cars hang beneath the track and swing from side to side. coasterpedia.net
- Iron Dragon has no inversions and uses two chain lift hills. coasterpedia.net
- The ride was built for a reported cost of four million dollars. www1.parkz.com.au
- Its listed hourly capacity is two thousand riders. www1.parkz.com.au
The story of Iron Dragon
Planning for Iron Dragon began in 1985. The ground was prepared after the Monster ride closed in 1986, while the former Western Cruise boat station occupied the site that would become Iron Dragon’s station. en.wikipedia.org
Arrow Dynamics completed the steel suspended coaster for Cedar Point, and Iron Dragon opened to visitors on June 11, 1987. It was one of the park’s two coasters to use two separate lift hills. coasterpedia.net· sixflags.com
The design places its passenger cars beneath the running rail, allowing them to swing naturally through broad turns over water and among the trees. It was a distinctive piece of engineering for Cedar Point’s lakeside midway. coasterpedia.net· sixflags.com
Iron Dragon remains in operation at Cedar Point, carrying its passengers through the lagoon country in the manner Arrow Dynamics intended nearly four decades ago. coasterpedia.net· sixflags.com
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- www1.parkz.com.au Acceptable source
- en.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- sixflags.com Preferred source
- sixflags.com Preferred source